Suspected thugs have physically assaulted soldiers in uniform at the Banex Plaza in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja on Saturday.
It was learnt that the fight broke out following a disagreement with some persons in the market.
“I am not currently in the market but I called my boys at the shop and they told me there was a disagreement between some boys and soldiers,” a trader said.
A video of the incident showed a group of young men arguing with two soldiers.
The young men later broke into groups of three, attacking their targets fiercely.
A mob attacked a man seen in mufti, but it was not certain if the victim is also a soldier.
Another video showed traders locking up their shops to apparently prevent being destroyed.
A trader who simply identified himself as Abdul revealed that the conflict started over the sale of a mobile phone.
“There’s a problem at Banex now. Some soldiers came to complain about a phone, and during an argument with the traders, a fight ensued,” Abdul simply revealed.
The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh said the Commissioner of Police, Benett Igweh has deployed officers of the FCT Intelligence Response Team to the scene of the incident.
“The CP has deployed the Intelligence Response Team to the scene,” Adeh confirmed.
